TEDxMonterey Leads Sold-Out Audience at MIIS through “Sea Change”

Ann Wasser onstage at TEDxMonterey: “Sea Change”

April 13, 2012

TEDxMonterey returned to the Monterey Institute of International Studies on Friday, April 13 as an exceptional lineup of 22 presenters addressed the theme of “Sea Change.” Before a sold-out crowd of more than 260 people, presenters including artists, entrepreneurs, research scientists, athletes, teachers, technology experts and conservationists explored our diverse human connections to the ocean and its resources.

Speakers at the conference—which was live-streamed to a global audience, with interpretation offered in seven languages—included:

The packed conference was treated to a day full of innovative ideas and provocative discussions about the wise management of marine resources. In addition to the 260 in-person participants, hundreds more participated in viewing parties or individually followed the live-streamed proceedings at their computers.

Independently organized TEDx events, licensed by TED, take their format—which features notable speakers spotlighting “ideas worth spreading” in 10-to-18-minute segments—from the internationally renowned TED conference (Technology Entertainment Design). This is the third year in a row that the Monterey Institute has hosted TEDxMonterey.